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Welcome to the ISA’s Research Committee
on the Sociology of Religion

The Research Committee on the Sociology of Religion (RC22) is the section of the International Sociological Association tasked with advancing theory and research in the sociology of religion, in the context of world sociology.

Formed in 1959, the Research Committee has set the following goals:

to develop and support personal and institutional contacts between sociologists of religion throughout the world;

to encourage the international dissemination and exchange of information on significant developments in the sociology of religion;

to promote the development of scientific activities in the sociology of religion world-wide;

to facilitate and promote international meetings and research in the field of the sociology of religion;

to pay special attention to the development of the sociology of religion in countries without strong national support for the sub-discipline.

RC-22 Statement of Opposition to the U.S. Restrictions on Visas and International Travel

31 January, 2017

The Board of the International Sociological Association’s Research Committee on the Sociology of Religion expresses its opposition to the restrictions on international travel, visas, and immigration that have been imposed by the President of the United States and his administration. We join with many other scholarly associations to protest this restriction on the free movement of people and ideas across national borders. As scholars of religion, we particularly protest the unjust singling out of Muslims and the residents of Muslim majority countries. … [Click here to read the rest of the statement.]